Facebook panel set to rule on Trump ban Facebook's independent oversight board rules later today on the platform's ban of former US president Donald Trump in a case that could set a precedent for how social media handles harmful content from world leaders. US • 05 May 21
Facebook panel set to rule on Trump ban Facebook's independent oversight board rules later today on the platform's ban of former US president Donald Trump in a case that could set a precedent for how social media handles harmful content from world leaders. US • 05 May 21
Facebook to pay local journalists in multi-year deals Facebook has said it will give $5 million to pay local journalists in multi-year deals, as part of its new publishing platform to help independent writers attract an audience and make money through the social media network. Business • 29 Apr 21
Facebook to pay local journalists in multi-year deals Facebook has said it will give $5 million to pay local journalists in multi-year deals, as part of its new publishing platform to help independent writers attract an audience and make money through the social media network. Business • 29 Apr 21
Facebook to boost audio services to take on Clubhouse Facebook is adding podcasts and "live audio rooms" in a push to get people talking and take on the fast-growing audio-based app Clubhouse. Business • 20 Apr 21
Facebook to boost audio services to take on Clubhouse Facebook is adding podcasts and "live audio rooms" in a push to get people talking and take on the fast-growing audio-based app Clubhouse. Business • 20 Apr 21
DPC to probe appearance of Facebook user data online The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into the publication online of what has been reported to be the personal data of 533m Facebook users, including many in Ireland. Business • 14 Apr 21
DPC to probe appearance of Facebook user data online The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into the publication online of what has been reported to be the personal data of 533m Facebook users, including many in Ireland. Business • 14 Apr 21
New Facebook feature enables comments to be restricted Facebook users sharing posts publicly have been granted the ability to restrict who comments in a move to "limit potentially unwanted interactions", the social network has announced. Business • 31 Mar 21
New Facebook feature enables comments to be restricted Facebook users sharing posts publicly have been granted the ability to restrict who comments in a move to "limit potentially unwanted interactions", the social network has announced. Business • 31 Mar 21
Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform internet rules Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps today to reform internet rules, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms. Business • 24 Mar 21
Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform internet rules Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps today to reform internet rules, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms. Business • 24 Mar 21
Watchdog sues Facebook in France over attacks on media Reporters Without Borders said today it had filed a lawsuit against Facebook in France, citing a proliferation of hate speech against media and falsehoods about Covid-19. Business • 23 Mar 21
Watchdog sues Facebook in France over attacks on media Reporters Without Borders said today it had filed a lawsuit against Facebook in France, citing a proliferation of hate speech against media and falsehoods about Covid-19. Business • 23 Mar 21
US Supreme Court rebuffs Facebook appeal The US Supreme Court has turned away Facebook's bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when they are logged out of the social media platform. Business • 22 Mar 21
US Supreme Court rebuffs Facebook appeal The US Supreme Court has turned away Facebook's bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when they are logged out of the social media platform. Business • 22 Mar 21
News Corp agrees Australia Facebook deal Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has reached a content-supply deal with Facebook in Australia, in a step toward settling a dispute that saw the social media giant briefly shut down thousands of pages in the country. Business • 16 Mar 21
News Corp agrees Australia Facebook deal Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has reached a content-supply deal with Facebook in Australia, in a step toward settling a dispute that saw the social media giant briefly shut down thousands of pages in the country. Business • 16 Mar 21
Pause online safety law until EU rules ready - Facebook Facebook has told an Oireachtas committee that it thinks serious consideration should be given to pausing planned new national measures around online safety and media regulation until similar draft new EU laws are finalised. Ireland • 11 Mar 21
Pause online safety law until EU rules ready - Facebook Facebook has told an Oireachtas committee that it thinks serious consideration should be given to pausing planned new national measures around online safety and media regulation until similar draft new EU laws are finalised. Ireland • 11 Mar 21
Loss of smell and taste lingers for Covid-19 patients The founder of an online support group for people who have experienced a loss or changed sense of taste and smell after contracting Covid-19 says there is a mood of desperation among its members. Coronavirus • 26 Feb 21
Loss of smell and taste lingers for Covid-19 patients The founder of an online support group for people who have experienced a loss or changed sense of taste and smell after contracting Covid-19 says there is a mood of desperation among its members. Coronavirus • 26 Feb 21
Facebook to invest $1 billion in news industry Facebook has said it will invest at least $1 billion in the news industry over the next three years, days after a high-profile stand-off with the Australian government over paying news outlets for content. Business • 24 Feb 21
Facebook to invest $1 billion in news industry Facebook has said it will invest at least $1 billion in the news industry over the next three years, days after a high-profile stand-off with the Australian government over paying news outlets for content. Business • 24 Feb 21
Facebook to restore Australia pages after deal reached Facebook is to lift a controversial ban on Australian news pages, after the government agreed to amend a new media law which Facebook strongly opposed. Australia • 23 Feb 21
Facebook to restore Australia pages after deal reached Facebook is to lift a controversial ban on Australian news pages, after the government agreed to amend a new media law which Facebook strongly opposed. Australia • 23 Feb 21
Australia and Facebook in talks over sweeping news ban Australia and Facebook have held talks after the social media giant sparked global outrage by blacking out news for its Australian users. World • 19 Feb 21
Australia and Facebook in talks over sweeping news ban Australia and Facebook have held talks after the social media giant sparked global outrage by blacking out news for its Australian users. World • 19 Feb 21
Explainer: Revenue sharing law behind big tech row Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over paying media publishers for content. World • 18 Feb 21
Explainer: Revenue sharing law behind big tech row Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over paying media publishers for content. World • 18 Feb 21
Facebook move to unfriend Australia is 'arrogant' - PM Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described as "arrogant" and "disappointing" a decision by Facebook to block all media content for users in Australia. World • 18 Feb 21
Facebook move to unfriend Australia is 'arrogant' - PM Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described as "arrogant" and "disappointing" a decision by Facebook to block all media content for users in Australia. World • 18 Feb 21
Facebook to restrict news sharing in Australia Facebook has said it would restrict news content sharing in Australia, refusing to bend to a regulatory push that would force the social media giant to share revenue with news outlets. World • 17 Feb 21
Facebook to restrict news sharing in Australia Facebook has said it would restrict news content sharing in Australia, refusing to bend to a regulatory push that would force the social media giant to share revenue with news outlets. World • 17 Feb 21
Facebook's fourth quarter results beat expectations Facebook soundly beat quarterly revenue estimates last night after heavy Christmas advertising by e-commerce retailers, but it warned Apple's impending privacy changes could hurt revenue by interfering with ad targeting. Business • 28 Jan 21
Facebook's fourth quarter results beat expectations Facebook soundly beat quarterly revenue estimates last night after heavy Christmas advertising by e-commerce retailers, but it warned Apple's impending privacy changes could hurt revenue by interfering with ad targeting. Business • 28 Jan 21
Woman sues Facebook after hacker took over her account A Dublin woman has brought High Court proceedings against Facebook after a hacker took over and locked her out of her account. Business • 27 Jan 21
Woman sues Facebook after hacker took over her account A Dublin woman has brought High Court proceedings against Facebook after a hacker took over and locked her out of her account. Business • 27 Jan 21
Schrems drops case against regulator over Facebook Ireland has agreed to proceed with a 2013 complaint challenging Facebook's transatlantic data flows, Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said today. Business • 13 Jan 21
Schrems drops case against regulator over Facebook Ireland has agreed to proceed with a 2013 complaint challenging Facebook's transatlantic data flows, Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said today. Business • 13 Jan 21
ECJ considers allowing GDPR complaints in any EU state The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has issued an opinion that a privacy complaint against the US tech giant Facebook does not only have to be taken to the Irish data protection commissioner but instead can be handled by any of the national data protection authorities in the EU. Business • 13 Jan 21
ECJ considers allowing GDPR complaints in any EU state The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has issued an opinion that a privacy complaint against the US tech giant Facebook does not only have to be taken to the Irish data protection commissioner but instead can be handled by any of the national data protection authorities in the EU. Business • 13 Jan 21
Facebook accuses Apple of anti-competitive behaviour Facebook has accused rival Apple of engaging in anti-competitive practices, firing another shot in a months long standoff between the two tech giants over Apple's planned privacy changes for iOS14. Business • 16 Dec 20
Facebook accuses Apple of anti-competitive behaviour Facebook has accused rival Apple of engaging in anti-competitive practices, firing another shot in a months long standoff between the two tech giants over Apple's planned privacy changes for iOS14. Business • 16 Dec 20
Facebook to move UK users to California terms Facebook will shift all its users in the UK into user agreements with the corporate headquarters in California, moving them out of their current relationship with Facebook's Irish unit and out of reach of Europe's privacy laws. Business • 16 Dec 20
Facebook to move UK users to California terms Facebook will shift all its users in the UK into user agreements with the corporate headquarters in California, moving them out of their current relationship with Facebook's Irish unit and out of reach of Europe's privacy laws. Business • 16 Dec 20
DPC 'jumped the gun' on Facebook decision A decision by the Data Protection Commissioner that Facebook should suspend the transfer of personal data to its US parent company would have devastating consequences for the business and jeopardise the service for hundreds of millions of users, the High Court has heard. Business • 15 Dec 20
DPC 'jumped the gun' on Facebook decision A decision by the Data Protection Commissioner that Facebook should suspend the transfer of personal data to its US parent company would have devastating consequences for the business and jeopardise the service for hundreds of millions of users, the High Court has heard. Business • 15 Dec 20
US tech giants face fines as EU unveils new rules The European Union has unveiled tough draft rules targeting tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, whose power Brussels sees as a threat to competition and even democracy. Business • 15 Dec 20
US tech giants face fines as EU unveils new rules The European Union has unveiled tough draft rules targeting tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, whose power Brussels sees as a threat to competition and even democracy. Business • 15 Dec 20
